Benwell, Deer Park

HER Number:
4622

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Benwell, Deer Park

Place:
Benwell

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:
Hunting Site

Site Type: Specific:
Deer Park

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C14

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A Licence to Impark was granted to John Scott in 1370. There do not appear to be any remaining boundaries or other surviving traces of the deer park.

Easting:
20950

Northing:
64633

Grid Reference:
NZ2095064633

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4622 >> Pers. Comm. B. Harbottle